HC Deb 26 March 1990 vol 170 cc15-6W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students from the Irish Republic are at(a) universities and (b) other higher education establishments in Northern Ireland; and what have been the numbers for each of the last four years.

Dr. Mawhinney

[holding answer 20 March 1990]: Provisional information for the 1989–90 academic year is

  1. (a). at universities—1,478
  2. (b). at other higher education establishments—24

Comparable information for each of the last four years is:

1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
(a) at universities 436 613 931 1,219
(b) at other higher education establishments 14 16 14 20